# syrian-civil-war - Sunday 6 January, 2019
# Syria
# Syria
The Kurdish-led forces said that it had arrested five militants who had been fighting for the Islamic State.
# syrian-civil-war - Monday 16 April, 2018
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
World leaders are dealing with the fallout of airstrikes ordered following an alleged chemical attack.
# syrian-civil-war - Friday 13 April, 2018
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
The Syrian regime is accused of using chemical weapons in an attack on Saturday.
# syrian-civil-war - Thursday 12 April, 2018
# Douma
# Douma
Western countries are mulling retaliation over the weekend’s gas attack in eastern Ghouta.
# syrian-civil-war - Tuesday 10 April, 2018
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
The United States, backed by Britain and France, has said it is ready to act with or without support from the United Nations.
# syrian-civil-war - Thursday 22 February, 2018
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
fter two weeks of negotiations, Russia today told the UN Security Council that there was still no agreement on a 30-day ceasefire in Syria.
# syrian-civil-war - Wednesday 21 February, 2018
# Eastern Ghouta
# Eastern Ghouta
At least 67 children were among those killed this week.
# syrian-civil-war - Tuesday 20 February, 2018
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
Bombardment on today killed 106 civilians, including 19 children, according to a war monitor.
# syrian-civil-war - Tuesday 26 December, 2017
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
They say that Moscow has failed to pressure Bashar Assad, to end the conflict.
# syrian-civil-war - Wednesday 6 September, 2017
# Civil War
# Civil War
The group is credited with saving tens of thousands of lives in war-ravaged Syria.
# syrian-civil-war - Friday 24 March, 2017
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
Damascus has settled on a clear strategy for a military solution, and has been brutally and successfully executing it, writes Derek O’Rouke
# syrian-civil-war - Friday 17 March, 2017
# Palmyra
# Palmyra
In an unusual move, the Israeli army confirmed the raid took place.
# syrian-civil-war - Wednesday 15 March, 2017
# Opinion
# Opinion
Assad’s popularity is a narrative that has been marginalised in the West, but that doesn’t make it any less vital to bringing an end to the terrible war in my country, writes Antoine Bakhash with the help of Eimhin O’Reilly.
# syrian-civil-war - Saturday 11 March, 2017
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
Attacks are rare in the Syrian government stronghold.
# syrian-civil-war - Tuesday 14 February, 2017
# Siege
# Siege
The UN’s last humanitarian access to the four towns was in November.
# syrian-civil-war - Friday 23 December, 2016
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
The battle lasted nearly four and a half years, turning the city into a worldwide symbol of bloodshed and devastation.
# syrian-civil-war - Thursday 22 December, 2016
# Assad
# Assad
The General Assembly resolution was co-sponsored by Ireland and 57 other countries.
# syrian-civil-war - Saturday 17 December, 2016
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
The Syrian regime has suspended the evacuation of civilians and fighters from the city’s last rebel-held areas.
# syrian-civil-war - Friday 9 December, 2016
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
The Syrian Army said it has halted bombing yesterday.
# syrian-civil-war - Wednesday 7 December, 2016
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
Government and allied forces now hold over 75% of east Aleppo, a rebel bastion since 2012.
# syrian-civil-war - Tuesday 6 December, 2016
# Syria
# Syria
Aleppo in Syria is the centre of fierce fighting.
# syrian-civil-war - Monday 5 December, 2016
# Aleppo
# Aleppo
Bana Alabed’s tweets from war-town Aleppo – written in English with the help of her mother – gained worldwide prominence.
# syrian-civil-war - Tuesday 18 October, 2016
# Siege
# Siege
Russian and Syrian air forces have stopped bombing Aleppo as of 7am this morning, Russia’s defence minister said.
# syrian-civil-war - Sunday 16 October, 2016
# Explainer
# Explainer
Once the second city of Syria, much of Aleppo has been destroyed by four years of non-stop fighting.
# syrian-civil-war - Saturday 15 October, 2016
# Syrian White Helmets
# Syrian White Helmets
“To save one life is to save all of humanity”.
# syrian-civil-war - Monday 3 October, 2016
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
The announcement came as the US and Russia called off ceasefire talks.
# syrian-civil-war - Sunday 2 October, 2016
# Good News
# Good News
A US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, backed by some Irish and British fighters, forced out Isis last month.
# syrian-civil-war - Thursday 22 September, 2016
# Reflection
# Reflection
The outgoing US president has cited the Syrian Civil War as one of his most difficult challenges in government.
# syrian-civil-war - Monday 19 September, 2016
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
A week-long ceasefire came to an end today with “non-stop” bombardment in some areas.
# syrian-civil-war - Friday 16 September, 2016
# Compassion
# Compassion
IRC chief executive David Miliband says the study shows the vast majority of Europeans have “not lost their hearts”.
# syrian-civil-war - Wednesday 24 August, 2016
# Conjoined Twins
# Conjoined Twins
Nawras and Moaz were joined at the chest, with hearts sharing the same sac.
# syrian-civil-war - Saturday 6 August, 2016
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
The developments have rocked the key northern province of Aleppo, a microcosm of Syria’s chaotic multi-front war.
# syrian-civil-war - Wednesday 20 July, 2016
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
The leaders of the rebel group involved called the act a “violation”.
# syrian-civil-war - Sunday 5 June, 2016
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
The civil war in Syria has gone on for five years.
# syrian-civil-war - Tuesday 3 May, 2016
# Aleppo
# Aleppo
There have been over 300 airstrikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo in the last ten days.
# syrian-civil-war - Sunday 14 February, 2016
# Aleppo Explainer
# Aleppo Explainer
Aleppo in Syria is under heavy attack by government forces. What does this mean for the rebels and the civilians inside?
# syrian-civil-war - Sunday 13 September, 2015
# Four Years On
# Four Years On
Ghandi Mallak thinks Irish citizenship is “an honour not an entitlement”. He is upset it has taken European politicians so long to help Syrian people.
# syrian-civil-war - Tuesday 15 July, 2014
# Aleppo
# Aleppo
Around 150,000 people have died in the three-year Syrian conflict.
# syrian-civil-war - Wednesday 7 May, 2014
# Syrian Civil War
# Syrian Civil War
Homs was once the “capital of the revolution”. Now it is back in the hands of Bashar Assad.
# syrian-civil-war - Friday 7 February, 2014
# Civil War
# Civil War
A three-day cease-fire is underway that will allow an evacuation by humanitarian agencies.
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